In the late 1970s, music was changing. These are three one-hit wonders from 1978 with melodies that still echo decades later.

In 1978, Nick Gilder had a No. 1 hit with the single “Hot Child in the City.” The song, which appeared on the singer’s second solo album, City Nights, hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on Oct. 28, ...

A lot of 1970s music was just good old-fashioned fun, while some of it was disturbing beyond all measure. One 1970s classic rock song tackled a deeply upsetting subject. However, it spoke about a ...

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